Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Our Reasons for Rejoicing
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 Steadfastly Loving Lord, How many are our reasons for rejoicing! This very day, and every day, is the day you have made! As we look around, many of us see green sprigs shooting out of...
A Prayer about Grieving with Hope
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Comforting Lord, How kind your Word is— you know that we will grieve when we lose loved...
A Prayer about Waiting with Hope
We too wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23 Gracious God, Thank you for giving us every reason to hope, even as we wait in difficult circumstances—...
A Prayer about Where to Flee in Times of Trouble
“I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill.” Psalm 3:4 Dear Father, Many of us feel as David did when his son Absalom was pursuing him to kill him: Many are our foes, many rise against us, and many tell us there is no hope for salvation in...
A Prayer about the Only Trustworthy Prophecy
And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” Revelation 22:7 Lord Jesus, You are coming soon! What reason for rejoicing! Forgive us for getting caught up in modern day “prophecy” that tries to predict when you...
A Prayer about Our Hope in Broken Stories
They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. Isaiah 61:4 Restoring God, Today we lift up all who are in the middle of a story that feels like it has been...
A Prayer about Boasting in Our Weakness
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. 12:10 All-Powerful God, We confess, we in Western culture crave power, control, and independence. The last thing we want is to seem weak. And yet,...
A Prayer about Leaning into Brand New Things
Behold, I am doing a new thing; Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19 Creator King, Isaiah shared your hope with the Israelites in a desperate season. May we hear his call to “remember not the former things”— old ways of entrenched sin, deeply...
A Prayer about Not Missing the Obvious
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Luke 24:27 Risen Lord, This story reminds us that William Shakespeare was not the first person to use dramatic irony to humorous effect. You...
A Prayer about Marvelous Nonsense
But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Luke 24:12 Risen Lord, We rejoice today, remembering the early days after your resurrection. The women had gone to the tomb looking for you and had been told by angels that you...